Normandy, and many more options
Being the first railway station in the Île-de-France, the Gare Saint-Lazare truly opened up the area to the world. Its international appeal was particularly enhanced by the availability of transatlantic trains to Le Havre and Cherbourg, where passengers could take steamers to New York. Until 1994 and the arrival of the Eurostar, the Gare Saint-Lazare also provided train-boat connections to Dieppe, where one could board ships heading for England. And even now, people travelling to Ireland by boat still take the Paris - Cherbourg train.
The Gare Saint-Lazare also launched seaside tourism in France through the Paris-Dieppe link. Dieppe was founded in 1824 as the first seaside resort in France, in response to the appetite for “sea-bathing”.
Now ranked the third largest French station in terms of traffic, the station mainly serves the western suburbs of Paris, along with most of Normandy. Among the flagship destinations, you can explore:
Château de Versailles, one the most frequently visited historical sites in the world
Park and national domain of Saint Cloud in the footsteps of Marie-Antoinette
The Monet Foundation and the Museum of Impressionism in Giverny
The falaises d’Etretat, painted by a number of artists and highlighted in the recent Netflix series “Lupin”
The Caen Memorial and landing beaches
The beaches nearest to Paris
Deauville, the 21st arrondissement of Paris!